Pavol Demitra News

Canuck coach Alain Vigneault is going with the same lineup tonight against San Jose but the Sharks will be welcoming back captain Rob Blake and fleet winger Devin Setoguchi off injury.

Vancouver Canucks winger Mason Raymond crashes into the end boards with San Jose Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle during first period NHL action at GM Place Stadium in Vancouver on Sunday.

Canucks' Michael Funk clashes with San Jose's Brad Staubitz during preseason action in September.

TV: CSNCA or CSNCA plus. Radio: 98.5. Head to head: The teams have not met yet this season.

Vancouver Canucks Roberto Luongo stops Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown in NHL action in Vancouver, B.C., on November 26, 2009.

Healthier times have meant happier times for the Vancouver Canucks with patchwork lineups a thing of the past.

Vancouver Canucks forward Kyle Wellwood has just one assist in 17 games this season and acknowledges he is feeling the pressure to produce.

Hey, you know, ita TMs never too early to be thinking about the playoffs in light of where the Nucks are this point of the season, which is close to a quarter of the way through.

VANCOUVER a ' Pre-season favourites to compete for another Northwest Division title, the Vancouver Canucks woke up this morning in 11th place in the Western Conference.

Pavol Demitra of the Vancouver Canucks limbers up during the pregame skate before the game against the St.

Two key things will have happened if things go well tonight for the Vancouver Canucks: the game will have been dull, and they'll have beaten the Detroit Red Wings .

All-star goalie Roberto Luongo suffered a fractured rib Oct. 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but started two more games before leaving the Canucks' lineup.

THE SETUP: Fresh from three off-days, the Canucks get a chance to get back on the winning track in St.

Think he's intense off the ice? You don't want to meet Canucks forward Ryan Kesler in a bad mood on it.

St. PAUL, Minn. - Here we go again. The injury-ravaged Vancouver Canucks have interest in the often-injured Peter Forsberg.

The natives of Livonia, Mich., could end up going head-to-head much of the game.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Vancouver Canucks are so banged up, they will take offence from anybody these days.

Vancouver defenceman Shane O'Brien, left, jousts with New York's pesty forward Sean Avery on Tuesday.

Ryan Kesler's in for a huge raise when his current contract with the Vancouver Canucks expires at the end of this season.

Matt Pettinger played 20 regular season games for Vancouver in 2007-08, but failed to make the Canucks the following training camp.